Mike Jackson
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The perfect setting for an old-style holiday traditionDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - CRIVITZ, Wis. — And so it was, Christmas amongst the spruce and pines, with a fresh blanket of snow to remind me of how it was when I was a carefree kid. The borrowed sn...
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Mid-winter blues are a crying shameDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Caller ID indicated my friend A.J. Paul was on the line. He occasionally calls during the week to discuss what guests will be on my Sunday morning outdoor radio talk sho...
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A holiday fishing fantasy comes trueDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - I truly didn't have a clue where I was when I woke up in the hospital emergency room. I squinted at the overhead lights illuminating the entire treatment area. I heard ...
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Devouring a winter ritual with fare-weather friendsDec 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Ice fishing season is a very special time of the year for me. I vividly remember the late Chuck Kempf scooting across the ice on his snowmobile during a bone-chilling wi...
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A sad sign of the times out westDec 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Times certainly have changed, and I'm not sure it's for the better. A teenage hunter in Montana is facing a school hearing in a few days that could derail her college pl...
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Paradise lost can be found in NicaraguaNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - RIO MAIZ NATIONAL PARK, Nicaragua -- Because I travel quite extensively throughout the year, both here in the states and out of the country, I am committed to not enter...
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Fishermen: beware unsafe ice conditionsNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Not to be a stick in the mud, but I strongly urge those of you with fire in your belly and a truck loaded with ice-fishing gear to put on the brakes. Unless you care to ...
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Just try to resist these alluring namesNov 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Paul Melchior and I were into our last forkfuls of lunch when we started discussing fishing lures and how important it was years ago to have the right names assigned to ...
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Despite absences, Outdoor Show should be memorableOutdoor Show should be memorablememorableNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - I'm already psyched for the “big event” coming January in Rosemont. The event, of course, is America's Outdoor Show, opening its doors Jan. 26 at the Stephens Convention...
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Illinois man caught fishing illegally in Ontario watersNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Not knowing the name of the mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, proved to be the downfall of an Illinois man who was posing as a Canadian while fishing illegally in northwest...